Pocket manicuring-tool.



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form a spring UNITED STATES PATENT oEFIoE.;

AUGUST' HoLMQUIsT, oF HooPEsToN, ILLiNoIs.

POCKET MANICURING-TOQL.

Specicatin of LettersPatent.

Patented March 10, reos.v

Application led July 24,1907. Serial No. 385,284.

tails of its construction and its manner of use are 'fully set forth below, 'and also illustratedin the accompanying drawing in which Figure showing 1 is a side view of the invention, it closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing it open. Fig'. Sis an edge view-of the open device. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are. detached views of three members of the device.

In said drawing, 10, 11 and 12 are three similarly sized flangeless circular metal disks, hinged upon a ivot 13 and held to ether by the same. en vthe disks are -Qlded or closed together the central disk 11 is practieally covered by the outside disks 10 and 12 as in Fig.` 1, and when the central disk is to be used, it is turned upon said pivot to the position given in Figs. 2 and 3, and the other disks then serve as a handle whereby thedevice may be supported and manlpulated. The outside ed es of disks 10 and 12 are preferably rounder? as shown in Fi 3.

The central disk 11 'is provided with sharp edges and other means used in manicuring,

vand is the principal operating portion of the device. In order to limit its movement both when opened and when closed, I provide a stop or pin 13a which is secured in disks 10 andA 12 m such position that it will engage the edge notch 14 of the central disk when the latter is opened as in Fig. 2, and engage the edge notch 15 of the disk when 1t is moved to the closed position as in Fig. 1. The notch 14 and pin render the central disk quite iirm and rigid when open, and the mouth of the notch is. preferab y contracted so that the pin may not free itself from the notch too readily. A slit 16 is also desirably cut in the central disk extending from the notch 14 back a sufficient distance so that the severed metal may be bent down and 17 and exert pressure upon the stop pin. In this Way the contraction above a persons nails edges,

A25, and effects the severation.

mentioned of the mouth ofthe 'notch may effected.v 1 At 18 and 19 are two. undercut sholilders uson the peripxhery of the central disk, the s e are sharpened-by, grinding ges of whic them to a bevel. These form knives whereby may be trimmed, and the f are located at theA opposite side of the/dis from the'pivot. As the shoulders look-'n opposite directions, they are adapted tobe used in either hand and to enable theuser te cut in either direction, andthe points 20 of the shoulders are well adapted to be entered under the ynails and to remove accumulated dirt therefrom. A V-shaped notch or recess 21 is also provided in the periphery of disk 11, and I prefer that instead of knife, t such as are necessaryin the case of they undercut shoulders 18 and 19, sharp right angled corners be gilvlen it, in order to render it useful in smoot g off or burnishin'g the edges of the nails after trimming them. A file such as is very generally used in smoothing the nails'will be found on the edge of the central disk at 22. i v In addition to these features, all of which are adapted to be used in carin vfor thefinger nails, I provide said central isk with the ollowing: a comparatively large V shaped notch 23, the edges 'of which are beveled to a cutting edge from the side of the disk 0pposite to that upon which the shoulders 18 -and 19 are beveled. This sharpened notch is ver convenient to use in sharpening lead penci s. the periphery somewhat thinner edge than the rest of the disk, and is adapted to be used as a'watch case opener or pry for other like purposes. Holes 25, 26 and 27 are provided in the three disks, located relatively as shown, andthe edges of the opening 25 in disk 10 are sharpened, while the opening ated as clearly shown. This construction orms a very convenient cigar tip cutter, and in use the point of thelci ar is entered in the openings 25 and 26 of isks 10 and 11 when those openings are in register with one another, the disk 1 1 then beine' partly closed. The further movement of sai disk 11 to its fully closed position, then forces thecigar tip against the sharpened edge of openln The severed top then drops out through the openings 26 and 2 7. v

A projection 24 is provided upon of the central disk, having a The device is very compact' and may be very conveniently carried in the pocket or reticule, and embodies a quite complete manicure set, as Well as the pencil Sharpener, the Watch case opener and the cigar tip cutter.

I claim z* 1. The pocket manicure implement embodying companion disks pivoted together, one of said disks having a series of manicurini devices formed upon its edge, and the ot ers acting as covering or protecting plates to the manicuring disk.

2. The pocket manicure implement consisting of three circular disks of fiat metal arranged-side by side and united by a pivot, the central one of said disks being provided on its edge with a plurality of tools for manie curing;

3. he pocket manicure implement consisting of three circular disks of flat metal arranged side by side and united by a pivot, the central one of said disks being provided on its edge With undercut sharpened shoulders suitable for manicuring.

4. The pocket manicure implement consisting of' three circular disks of flat metal arranged side by side and united by a pivot, the central one of said disks being provided on its edge with undercut sharpened shoulders and a file suitable for manicuring.

5. The pocket implement herein described consisting Iof three circular ilangeless disks of flat metal arranged as set forth and united by a pivot, thecentral disk being provided With a series of tools upon its edge and With notches at each side of the pivot engaging a stop andl limitin its pivotal movements.

- UGUST HOLMQUST.

1Witnesses:

H. M. MUNDAY, EDW. S; EVARTS. 

